Robert Hamilton (politician, 1809)

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton (born December 9, 1809 in Hamburg , Sussex County , New Jersey , † March 14, 1878 in Newton , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Hamilton attended the public schools in his home country and moved to Newton in 1831. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1836, he began to work there in his new profession. Between 1848 and 1858 and in 1868 and 1869 he served as the prosecutor in Sussex County. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1860 he was a delegate to both Democratic National Conventions , which were held in Charleston and Baltimore . In 1863 and 1864, Hamilton was a member and president of the New Jersey General Assembly . From 1865 to 1878 he also served as president of Merchant's National Bank .

In the congressional election of 1872 , Hamilton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded John Hill on March 4, 1873 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1877 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Hamilton practiced as a lawyer again. He was also a director of the Morris and Essex Railroad . He died on March 14, 1878 in Newton, where he was buried.

Web links

• Robert Hamilton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Robert Hamilton in the database of Find a Grave (English)